In the wake of his recent humanitarian visit to Cuba, RICHARD BURGON points to the now urgent need to defend the island’s political sovereignty and its right to self-determination
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Esther McVey – attacking the poor, helping the rich
From being minister for cutting poor people’s benefits, McVey became an adviser to a company assisting ‘high net worth individuals,’ writes SOLOMON HUGHES
Thousands of jobs are at risk across higher education, yet government funding appears only when universities can be linked to military objectives, says JO GRADY, in the run-up to the Stop the War International Conference this Saturday
The Wye, Usk, Arrow and Lugg were once treasured for their clean waters – today, pollution and corporate excess are fuelling demands for a return to public ownership, says MARK SEDDON
The new Employment Rights Act is a step forward, but restoring collective bargaining and union power remains essential to tackling insecurity, outsourcing and low pay, says PAUL WHITEHOUSE
Rising support for Farage’s party reflects Labour’s failure to defend working-class living standards or offer a credible alternative to neoliberal decline, says JOSEPH MILLS
Trade unionists are mobilising to support Cuban workers and public services, amid escalating US pressure on the socialist island. RONAN OGILVY explains
ESTHER MCVEY’S promotion to work and pensions secretary rightly alarmed everyone who cares about those of us who rely on benefits.
McVey’s time as employment and disabilities minister, from 2013 to 2015 was marked by sharp attacks on those without jobs and those with disabilities.
But there is another side to McVey. She flipped from attacking the poor to working for a company serving the rich.
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